A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Ducktrap River Tributary Restoration Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: The goal of the Ducktrap River project was to protect federally-endangered Atlantic Salmon and other cold water species by stabilizing the eroding portions of the tributary channel.
Contact:: Kym Sanderson
District Office Manager
Waldo County Soil and Water Conservation District
207-338-1964 x 3
kym.sanderson@me.nacdnet.net

Project Name:: Nanticoke Watershed Initiative
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maryland
Summary:: The Conservation Fund developed a vision for protecting and interpreting the natural, cultural and recreational resources of the Nanticoke Watershed.
Website:: www.conservationfund.org
Contact:: Keith O'Connor
Associate
The Conservation Fund
703-525-6300
koconnor@drhorne.com

Project Name:: Page County Water Quality Advisory Committee
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:: Active committee comprised of local stakeholders formed to advise elected officials on water quality issues, both surface water and groundwater
Website:: www.pagewaterquality.org
Contact:: Chris Anderson
Environmental Coordinator
Page County Dept. of Environmental Services
540-743-4808
gypmoth@shentel.net

Project Name:: Perpetual Conservation of Historic Miantonomi Park in Rhode Island
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Rhode Island
Summary:: Miantonomi Park, once the seat of power for the Narragansetts and today a safe haven for song birds and people, has been permanently conserved by a 29-acre conservation easement with ALT.
Website:: www.aquidnecklandtrust.org
Contact:: Edward S. Clement, Jr., Esq.
Executive Director
Aquidneck Land Trust
401 849 2799 x 12
tclement@ailt.org

Project Name:: Public-Private Partnerships to Promote Conservation and Use of Coastal and Ocean Resources
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Connecticut, Washington, DC, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia
Summary:: Partnership provides financial and technical assistance to organizations and agencies at the local and regional level to support priority conservation projects such as coastal habitat restoration.
Website:: www.nfwf.org
Contact:: Tom Kelsch
Director, Eastern Region
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
202-857-0166
tom.kelsch@nfwf.org

Southeastern

Project Name:: Enid Lake
Location:: Southeastern: Mississippi
Summary:: The SWMA is a project to preserve a wetland habitat for plant, fish, and wildlife species, including endangered species, which are provided a protected environment for reproduction and feeding.
Website:: www.mvk.usace.army.mil/lakes/enidlake/main.php?page=mainContent
Contact:: Billy J. Samuels
Resource Manager
Corps of Engineers
(662) 563-4571
billy.j.samuels@mvk02.usace.army.mil

Project Name:: Suwannee River Partnership
Location:: Southeastern: Florida
Summary:: The Partnership is working with producers to improve river water quality through a voluntary program of Best Management Practices (BMP) and verification.
Website:: mysuwanneeriver.com
Contact:: Jeffrey Woods
Assistant State Conservationist for Programs
Natural Resources Conservation Service
352-338-9515
jeffrey.woods@fl.usda.gov

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: District,NRCS target irrigation water quality
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska
Summary:: NRCS and Central Platte Natural Resources District use EQIP and district cost share funds to target cost-share funds at priority water quality irrigation farmers.
Contact:: James Huntwork
District Conservationist
Natural Resources Conservation Service
(308) 395-8586
james.huntwork@ne.usda.gov

Project Name:: Muddy Creek Coordinated Resource Management Project
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wyoming
Summary:: Muddy Creek project raised $2 million for habitat restoration to address natural resource management issues.
Contact:: Larry Hicks
Natural Resource Coordinator
Little Snake River Conservation District
307-383-7869
lsrcd@yahoo.com

Project Name:: Research, monitoring, and evaluation program for habitat and productivity of Federally listed species
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Montana
Summary:: Research to support resource management of emergent sandbar habitats on the Missouri River for Federally listed species: piping plovers and least terns.
Contact:: Mark Sherfy
Research Biologist
U. S. Geological Survey
701-253-5504
msherfy@usgs.gov

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Los Caminos Antiguos Byways Partnership
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: Partners are using the byway to preserve and protect cultural diversity; facilitate economic community development; and to preserve and protect the land and water.
Website:: www.loscaminos.com/
Contact:: Ann Marie Velaquez
Executive Director
Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic and Historic Byway
719-376-5225
annvel@amigo.net

Project Name:: Mancos Shale Terrains & Gunnison Gorge Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: The project examines geologic sources of elevated salinity and selenium that negatively impact water quality for community water supplies and agriculture.
Website:: minerals.cr.usgs.gov/projects/mancos_shale/task1.html
Contact:: Richard Grauch
Research Geologist
U. S. Geological Survey
303-236-5551
rgrauch@usgs.gov

Project Name:: New Mexico Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFRP)
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: $18 million awarded for collaborative forest restoration, hazardous fuel reduction, or small diameter utilization treatment on 15,000 acres of forest land.
Contact:: Walter Dunn
Program Coordinator
USDA Forest Service
505-842-3425
wdunn@fs.fed.us

Project Name:: Roan Plateau Resource Management Plan Amendment
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: Community based partnership for development of a Resource Management Plan for 73,602 acres of federal land within Garfield and Rio Blanco Counties, Colorado.
Website:: www.co.blm.gov/gsra/RoanPlateauNovember2004.htm.
Contact:: Jamie Connell
Glenwood Springs Field Office Manager
Bureau of Land Management
970-947-2800
jconnell@blm.gov

Far West

Project Name:: Cooperative Air Quality Workshops
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: A series of agricultural air quality workshops were offered to San Joaquin Valley farmers to create Conservation Management Practice plans (CMPs).
Contact:: John Beyer
NRCS Air Quality Coordinator
Natural Resources Conservation Service
559-252-2191
john.beyer@ca.usda.gov

Project Name:: Oregon White Oak Restoration
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Students and neighbors plant seven Oregon white oaks as pilot restoration project aimed at keeping oak habitat in the neighborhood.
Contact:: Bob Van Dyk
Project Coordinator
Pacific University
(503) 352-2709
vandykr@pacificu.edu

Project Name:: Oasis Valley Project
Location:: Far West: Nevada
Summary:: The town of Beatty, Nevada partnered with The Nature Conservancy to craft a conservation strategy that prevented the endangered species listing for an endemic toad.
Website:: www.amargosatoad.com
Contact:: Jim Moore
Oasis Valley Project Manager
The Nature Conservancy
702-737-8744
jmoore@tnc.org

Project Name:: Landscape level conservation in Southern California
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Habitat fragmentation has created a hot spot of species endangerment. Multiple species HCPs with multiple partners are creating connectivity for species conservation using innovative approaches.
Website:: www.werc.usgs.gov/hcp/
Contact:: Dr. Robert N. Fisher
Principal Investigator
US Geological Survey
858-637-6882
rfisher@usgs.gov

Project Name:: Little Canyon Mountain Fuel Reduction Project
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Communities partner with BLM to reduce fuels on public lands adjacent to private lands.
Website:: www5.or.blm.gov/Prineville/LCM/home.htm
Contact:: Tina Welch
Field Manager, Central Oregon Resource Area
Bureau of Land Management, Prineville District
541-416-6731
cmwelch@or.blm.gov

Project Name:: Upper Salmon Basin Watershed Project
Location:: Far West: Idaho
Summary:: The goal of the project is to maintain and restore anadromous fish habitat, and achieve a balance between resource protection and use within the watershed through collaboration.
Website:: www.modelwatershed.org/index.html
Contact:: Russell Knight
Coordinator
Upper Salmon Basin Watershed Project
(208) 756-6322
usbwp@modelwatershed.org

Current Conservation Programs